005 - What I'm Reading: Week of August 6th, 2021

👋 Hello everyone.

🔗 Every link in this newsletter routes back to my blog where I provide a summary, my opinion, and access to the original content.

⭐️ = What excites me most this week.

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🗞 NEWS & PRODUCTS

• GlaMate, an Indian based AI driven beauty recommender is growing rapidly.

• The fall of K-Beauty in China, the drivers behind this consumer shift.

  Newly Launched Skincare Brands

• ⭐️ The Little Yawn Collective, a melatonin-free sleep line for children (skincare + wellness).

• Cultured Biomecare, a new microbiome focused skin care line from the former founder of REN.

• The apparel brand Jenni Kayne launched, Oak Essentials, a clean skincare brand furthering its wellness offering.

• Twenty Something, a skincare company targeting Gen Z at a strategic price point.

  Femtech /Hormonal Solutions

• L’Oreal announced a partnership with period tracking app ‘Clue’, getting into the cycle syncing skincare game.

• Vira Health is developing digital therapeutics for menopause, based on data collected from symptoms & product reviews.

  Sustainability

• Everdaily, a New Zealand based startup, is offering a one-size-fits-all homecare concentrate capable of cleaning the whole household.

• A carbon absorbing black t-shirt made with from black algae pigment.

  Target Forward Founder Cohorts

• Food startups participating in Target’s Forward Founder Accelerator.

• The beauty & personal care startups participating in Target Forward Founder.

  M&A

• The Hut Group acquires British e-tailer Cult Beauty weeks after Sephora acquires British e-tailer FeelUnique.

• Function of Beauty, the personalized hair, body, and skin startup acquired Atolla, the MIT backed AI driven skincare startup.

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🔬RESEARCH

• ⭐️ Nature: A study with over 200,000 women reveals the key genetic variations responsible for predicting the onset of menopause.

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🧐 REPORTS

• ⭐️ CB Insights big tech report: How Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, Google, & Amazon are investing in health tech.

• ⭐️ Coyote Ventures - Femtech Lanscape 2021

• Wunderman Thompson Future of Retail 2021: e-commerce is not slowing down, 24 hr delivery, and a need for omnichannel brand presence.

• Trendhunter Future 2022 Trends: a comprehensive report on the future trends across the consumer & tech space.

• CB Insights - State of telehealth Q2’21: for those who are interested in the landscapes, platform providers, and marketplaces in the telehealth space this report can provide a comprehensive overview.

💡Enjoy,

-Anne